Twenty-one-year-old Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday night became the youngest competitor ever to win The Ultimate Fighter reality series. And he did so in impressive fashion, derailing the hype train that followed Uriah Hall into the finals.

Overcome with emotion, Gastelum became a man of few words following his victory.

“It’s just very emotional,” he admitted before going on to explain how he was able to summon the motivation to fight a man that he had become good friends with during their TUF stint.